Bringing up the fact that she had a well-earned career in law, he said: "You've given up all that to go into a villa with a load of halfwits...you were a lawyer, what do your family think?!"

Rosie replied: "My family are very proud of me, I don't think I made an idiot out of myself."

She also insisted that her career was "not as glamorous as it seems" due to long and tiring days.

Susanna Reid defended the Islander (Image: ITV)

He then pointed out that she was "clearly intelligent", so why would she think that she would find a boyfriend out of the "half-witted" men in there.

Rosie replied: "You've got Alex in there that's a doctor, he's definitely not a half wit."

"But no one wants to be with him!" Piers interjected.

Susanna then insisted: "It's so ironic that you, who has loads of qualifications and consider yourself an intelligent person - you're making a career on television. Why would you deny that opportunity to Rosie?!

Piers blasted the Islanders for being 'halfwits' (Image: ITV)

Rosie hit out at Piers' claim that all the Islanders were thick (Image: ITV)

"Because on this show we get to interview world leaders," Piers replied. "We get to do intelligent debates. In that villa I've heard them - they don't even know that Essex is a county!"

Susanna retorted: "We know that you got mixed up with your mathematical knowledge!"

"And you did too!" Piers exclaimed.

But Susanna wasn't taking any nonsense: "I'm not trying to humiliate people about their lack of knowledge in the Love Island villa!"